Hoonitruck starred in Gymkhana 10. Block learned to drive as a kid on an F-150, although not, we assume, one with a twin-turbo V-6 out of a Ford GT.

Born in Long Beach, Block was the co-founder of the Huntington Beach-based skateboard and action sports brand DC Shoes, which he launched in 1994. After selling the company Block became a rally ...

Born in Long Beach, Block was the co-founder of the Huntington Beach-based skateboard and action sports brand DC Shoes, which he launched in 1994. After selling the company Block became a rally ...

Kenneth Paul Block was a pro rally driver in the Hoonigan Racing division, previously known as the Monster World Rally Team. Ken Block was also a founding member of DC Shoes. He has also ...

It had DC Shoes branding but a big “As seen in 0-60 Magazine ” card on it. It was cool as hell, and the car control was fantastic to watch. It was riveting. I think I watched it 50 times.

Ken Block, co-founder of DC Shoes, skateboarder Danny Way, and director Jacob Rosenberg attend the Screening of "Waiting For Lighting" at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome on April 10, 2012 Getty Images ...

But he called Utah home. The founder of the DC Shoes company, a five-time X Games medalist and rally car icon, died Monday afternoon in a snowmobile accident in the Mill Hollow area of Wasatch County.

There's a famous image of rally driver Ken Block that is breathtaking for both its beauty and its sense of danger. The image is ultra-wide, 2-by-6 feet when printed, the result of 25 photos ...

Then Block took a bigger chance. “Everyone who skated wore flimsy shoes to skate, and then walked around in Nikes to be comfortable,” says Rob Dyrdek, then-pro skateboarder and longtime DC ...

Block had a unique ability to capture what a community loved about a sport -- and package it for the mainstream audience.

Block co-founded the footwear company DC Shoes in 1994 and the following year, the company sponsored professional skateboarder (and later, MTV star) Dyrdek.